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Hello, this blog is about my life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile / Koreaphile. Any useful information I can pass along will hopefully make the Internets a better place. Thanks for reading!
Author Archives: Doug 陀愚
My First Korean Drama: 넌 내게 반했어
So thanks to my wife’s friend in Japan, who also gave us a nice tour of Shin-Okubo a few months ago, we got a copy of the famous Korean Drama neon naege banhaesseo which gets translated as “Heartstrings” or “You’ve … Continue reading
Just Another Day on Mars
I like following the Hi-RISE project on Twitter and such. Hi-RISE is a pair of satellites that orbit Mars and take very high-definition photos. Often times, they find interesting features that people didn’t notice before. This article shows a huge … Continue reading
Funny Spellings in Old Language
About the yeare of our Lord, 1554, a wenche who came from Glocester named Elizabeth Croft, about the age of eighteene yeares, stoode uppon a scaffolde at Poule’s Crosse all the sermon tyme, where shee confessed that she, being moved … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Korean, Language, Latin
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Language Exposure is Worth It
I have story to tell. When we first moved back to the US three years ago from Ireland, my daughter was still about 3 years old. We had purchased some Japanese-language Disney CDs and would play them in the car … Continue reading
Happy Children’s Day 2012!
Hi folks! May 5th in Japan is a well-known holiday called kodomo no hi (こどもの日) or Children’s Day. Originally, it was Boy’s Day (to match Girl’s Day in March) but has expanded to include all children. However, a lot of … Continue reading
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Be the Bigger Person
Another impromptu post. I saw a childish and annoying religious video on Youtube earlier, and I then remembered a famous passage from the Buddhist Flower Garland Sutra (華厳経 kegonkyō in Japanese, 화엄경 hwa-eom gyeong in Korean): On seeing a bodhisattva … Continue reading
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Family Restaurants in Japan
Most people when they think of “Japanese food”, they think of sushi, seaweed and such, but another side of Japanese cuisine is often ignored, unless you live there (or visit often like me): Family Restaurants. Family Restaurants, or famiresu (ファミレス), … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Japan, Travel
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Being a Foreigner is a Pain, anywhere
Think of it as plastic memory, this force within you which trends you and your fellows toward tribal forms. This plastic memory seeks to return to its ancient shape, the tribal society. It is all around you—the feudatory, the diocese, … Continue reading
Learning a Language, Taking a Chance
(Multitasking: at work, “studying” Korean) So as readers know, I’ve been studying Japanese for long while. I am not “fluent”, but I can get by OK. Not great, but I can carry a (sometimes awkward) conversation, or get my way … Continue reading
Good Advice in Latin
Something for a Friday, I think. I found in a book recently: Ut amēris, amēbilis estō! In order to be loved, be lovable! –Ovid, Ars Amãtõria, II, 107 Seems like good advice to me, in any language. People like to … Continue reading
